Queers In Cults
“It’s Our Turn” is a show where the hosts, Emerson and Aydan, share their stories growing up as queer people in toxic religious environments. Our hope is that it will provide education, validation, and maybe even a laugh or two for those healing from religious trauma. The more people know about how these systems affect people the better off we will all be. Now, you will hear no “religion bashing” here. Just sincere, heartfelt (and sometimes mildly irreverent) stories about how we navigated the world of religion, our own journey of healing, and what we’ve learned along the way.
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Episodes
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Whoops! We had several technical difficulties and didn't record the first 30 mins of this episode. That is why the beginning of this episode picks up mid-conversation.
Emerson and Aydan continues their month-long discussion of Health with a focus on Spiritual Health this week. Enjoy!
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Emerson and Aydan continue their month-long discussion of "Health" with this episode. They focus on mental health in this episode and the many ways that queerness, religion, and trauma often "collide."
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Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Emerson and Aydan continue their discussion on "Health" in relation to their toxic religious experiences with a focus on emotional health.
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Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
In this episode, Emerson and Aydan begin their month-long discussion of "Health." This week they focus on physical health and how that was or was not focused on in their toxic religious environments. Their different perspectives and interpretations of what "physical health" refers to makes this episode particularly intriguing!
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Emerson and Aydan continue their month-long discussion of choice in relation to their toxic religious experience. They also discuss the latest efforts of certain politicians in Texas trying to reinforce anti-trans efforts and legislation.
Parents providing gender-affirming medical care is not child abuse!
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Emerson and Aydan continue their discussion on "Choice" (or lack thereof) in relation to their experience with toxic religion. They continue the discussion of choices they had, the choices they didn't have and the choices they wish they had.
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Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
In this episode, special guest, Tony Reed, shares his story and experience with toxic religion. It's sincere, sad, heartfelt and funny.
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Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Emerson and Aydan discuss the choices, or lack thereof, that they were presented in their toxic religious environments. They also discuss the choices they wish they knew they had and the choices they have now. This discussion will be a multiple-episode discussion.
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Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
In this episode Emerson and Aydan talk about some of the daily triggers that toxic religion has left them with as well as the integration of Christianity into daily society. They discuss how Christianity has become the "default" religion and how problematic that is.
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Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
In this episode, Emerson and Aydan continue their discussion about inner dialogue
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Queers in Cults
Aydan and Emerson are two queer people that grew up in toxic religious environments and want to share their stories to help others grow and heal from their own experiences.
Emerson grew up in a Mormon household and has a unique perspective of the challenges that one faces in such an environment.
Aydan grew up in a Pentecostal Christian environment. Their experience of gaslighting, guilt, shame and manipulation is one that is, unfortunately, all too familiar for man people